Spot improvements
Spot improvements are low-cost, small- to mid-scale changes to help keep buses moving more reliably. Improvements range from adjusting no-parking zones near bus stops to help buses move in and out of stops more smoothly, to adjusting striping at intersections where a bus needs to make a tight turn. Each supports safer and more efficient operation of buses; we partner with city, county, and state partners to make necessary improvements.
2025 Spot Improvement Summary:
- Stop consolidations (Routes 18 and 724)
- Signal adjustments to reduce bus delays at signalized intersections (Routes 724, 904, 250, and 860)
- Stop adjustments (Routes 18 and 38)
- Run time adjustment (Route 724)
2024 Spot Improvement Summary:
- Boarding area adjustment (Route 18)
- Bollard adjustments (Routes 10 and 11)
- Parking area adjustments (Routes 11 and 74)
- Run time adjustments (Routes 22 and 61)
- Stop bar installation (Route 64)
Parking zone adjustment on NE 2nd Street in Minneapolis provided more room for the Route 11 to maneuver between a concrete median and parked cars.